His office is a 10-tonne bright green bus called Froglet and the view from his portable workplace is Fraser Island's fabulous, ever-changing, World Heritage-listed sandscape.

According to Mike, a visit to Fraser Island on a family holiday in 2004 led to a life changing tree change - and he couldn't be happier.

"I've spent most of my life growing up on the NSW Central Coast in customer-service related positions or running my own small businesses," he said.

"When we visited Fraser Island in 2004, I fell in love with 75-Mile Beach, the island and the sea, so we spontaneously decided to make a list of pros and cons for moving. The list ended with only one con - uprooting our son from school - so we ended up selling our home and our business and relocating to the Fraser Coast.

"I'm a people person and have spent most of my life in hands-on roles with people. I can handle a vehicle and love my off-roading, so I found myself applying to an ad for a tour guide with Fraser Explorer Tours and, hey presto, I found my dream job."